Lakers Roster Crunch & Trade Rumors | New York Knicks News

The Lakers are stuck at 16 players with no real trade leverage—only three second-round picks and a swap to work with—making moves like trading Dalton Knecht or Jaden Hardy complicated. To make room for stars like Bruce Brown, they may need to offload multiple assets or even Bronny James’ contract. Meanwhile, the Knicks could push Damar Hamlin out to clear cap space for Karl-Anthony Towns’ massive deal, while Jalen Duren’s Pistons stay put despite rumors—he’s holding out for a qualifying offer but risks it all. Rookie extensions? Almost nonexistent this year, with only Victor Wembanyama locking in a max deal; teams prefer letting draft picks hit restricted free agency due to limited options and injury chaos. And on the guard front, Kyrie Irving and Dejounte Murray keep surfacing as potential trade candidates, alongside Jamal Murray, Mikal Bridges, Shaedon Sharpe (even with injuries), and Jordan Hawkins—all part of teams’ frantic roster reshuffling before training camp. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/12449527ff3fac26